Tennessee asserts 'state sovereignty' from feds

**TNTitan** · 10-21-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Commercial Appeal

Tennessee legislative panel asserts 'state sovereignty' from feds

NASHVILLE -- A Tennessee legislative committee on Tuesday moved the state to the forefront of efforts by conservatives to reassert "state sovereignty" and rein in the federal government for usurping its constitutional authority.

Acting on a resolution overwhelmingly approved by the legislature in May, a specially appointed "Committee of Conference and Correspondence" voted to send letters to the other 49 state legislatures, inviting them to join Tennessee in a "working group ... to enumerate the abuses of authority by the federal government and to seek repeal of its assumption of powers" and mandates it has imposed on states... FULL ARTICLE

"Get off my lawn."

**FroggyOne2** · 10-21-2009, 05:26 PM

Yes!

**SUNTZU** · 10-21-2009, 05:29 PM

Sounds like some people are getting their patriotic fervor back.

**Garufa** · 10-21-2009, 05:36 PM

I'm all for asserting "Sovereignty" from the Federal Government but the Constition already guarantees that to a degree according to the tenth amendment.

The jesture is symbolic in nature. Without teeth it is meaningless and the first time highway funds, "stimulus" funds or some other pork-barrel dollars are withheld, the people in Nashville will cower in the corner and say "we're sorry", "we didn't mean it", "please send us money", etc.

If I recall correctly the last time a state declared true sovereignty was in the 1860's. The Federal Government would have none of it then either.

**leroy** · 10-21-2009, 05:36 PM

I like it!! Keep up the good work Tennessee Legislators!!
LEROY

**SUNTZU** · 10-21-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Garufa

I'm all for asserting "Sovereignty" from the Federal Government but the Constition already guarantees that to a degree according to the tenth amendment.

The jesture is symbolic in nature. Without teeth it is meaningless and the first time highway funds, "stimulus" funds or some other pork-barrel dollars are withheld, the people in Nashville will cower in the corner and say "we're sorry", "we didn't mean it", "please send us money", etc.

If I recall correctly the last time a state declared true sovereignty was in the 1860's. The Federal Government would have none of it then either.

Think happy thoughts, Peter. Everytime you say something like that a patriot dies.

**Motasyco** · 10-21-2009, 05:41 PM

Baby steps, but in the right direction.

**USMCJG** · 10-21-2009, 05:46 PM

This is definitely a step in the right direction, even if it is mostly symbolic. Without the money that the government receives from the citizens of the states, they have nothing. The federal government doesn't give anything to anyone. They take from the people and redistribute as they see fit.

**Garufa** · 10-21-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SUNTZU

Think happy thoughts, Peter. Everytime you say something like that a patriot dies.

I'm not trying to bring on any negativity, just profoundly pessimistic about what the government in this county has come to on a local, state and national level.

If one state stands up and says "Enough", it's a start, but a whole lot of the other states need to get on board before any changes are made. Under our current system and state of affairs, I just don't see it happening.

But if one more d*** stimulus dollar is paid out by this government I may secede myself. I will form a 1/3 acre country known as Garufa. We'll have to keep the borders closed as only a couple or few citizens can be accomodated.

**SUNTZU** · 10-21-2009, 05:49 PM

Reminds me of a song...

10-21-2009, 05:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
FroggyOne2 TGO Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Where: Oak Ridge Posts: 1,156	Yes! __________________ A Tribute to the Bravest Men! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7QmwrhiObU Calling illegal aliens "undocumented workers" is like, calling drug dealers "undocumented pharmacists" and rapist "undocumented fathers"

10-21-2009, 05:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
SUNTZU Faugh a Ballagh Joined: Dec 2007 Where: at the old spot by the river Age: 32 Posts: 4,067 Blog Entries: 5	Sounds like some people are getting their patriotic fervor back. __________________ "An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself... A murderer is less to fear." --Marcus Tullius Cicero REMEMBER FORT HOOD.

10-21-2009, 05:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
leroy TGO Member Joined: Dec 2008 Where: east tennessee Posts: 353	I like it!! Keep up the good work Tennessee Legislators!! LEROY __________________ "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." *Voltaire* "We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst..." -- C.S. Lewis

10-21-2009, 05:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Motasyco TGO Senior Member Joined: May 2009 Where: Morristown, TN Age: 55 Posts: 1,077	Baby steps, but in the right direction. __________________ "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" Lennon/McCartney

10-21-2009, 05:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
USMCJG TGO Senior Member Joined: Jan 2009 Where: Tri-Cities, TN Age: 36 Posts: 534	This is definitely a step in the right direction, even if it is mostly symbolic. Without the money that the government receives from the citizens of the states, they have nothing. The federal government doesn't give anything to anyone. They take from the people and redistribute as they see fit. __________________ "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777.

10-21-2009, 05:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Garufa Driving the short bus Joined: Mar 2008 Where: Knoxville, TN Age: 42 Posts: 1,716	I'm all for asserting "Sovereignty" from the Federal Government but the Constition already guarantees that to a degree according to the tenth amendment. The jesture is symbolic in nature. Without teeth it is meaningless and the first time highway funds, "stimulus" funds or some other pork-barrel dollars are withheld, the people in Nashville will cower in the corner and say "we're sorry", "we didn't mean it", "please send us money", etc. If I recall correctly the last time a state declared true sovereignty was in the 1860's. The Federal Government would have none of it then either.

10-21-2009, 05:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
SUNTZU Faugh a Ballagh Joined: Dec 2007 Where: at the old spot by the river Age: 32 Posts: 4,067 Blog Entries: 5	Reminds me of a song... __________________ "An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself... A murderer is less to fear." --Marcus Tullius Cicero REMEMBER FORT HOOD.

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